"Puissance Puissance is the high-jump competition in the equestrian sport of show jumping. The competition involves a maximum of five rounds - opening round followed by four jump-offs, not against the clock. The first round consists of four to six large single obstacles including the puissance wall, the starting height of which may vary from in height. For the jump-offs, in which the fences are raised for each round, there are only two obstacles—a spread fence and the wall—although an optional practice fence is included. In the event of equality after the fifth round, riders share first prize. The puissance"
"wall often has become taller than . The current indoor record for puissance is held by German rider Franke Sloothaak, who in June 1991 jumped in Chaudfontaine, Belgium on Optiebeurs Golo, breaking his previous record set on Leonardo. The puissance is similar to, but not the same as, the equestrian high jump competition, which consists of a single, slightly sloping fence made from a hedge topped with timber rails. The record for the high jump stands at , and was achieved by Captain Alberto Larraguibel Morales riding Huaso ex-Faithfull, at the Official International Event at Viña del Mar, Chile, on"
"can serve as a trial for the Prix du Jockey Club. The last horse to win both races was Saonois in 2012. The 2002 winner ""Diaghilev"" was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed ""River Dancer"". <br> <br> Prix La Force The Prix La Force is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles) at Longchamp in April. The event is named in memory of the Duc de La Force, Bertrand Nompar de Caumont (1840–1909), a member of the Société d'Encouragement. It was established"
"Prix La Force The Prix La Force is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles) at Longchamp in April. The event is named in memory of the Duc de La Force, Bertrand Nompar de Caumont (1840–1909), a member of the Société d'Encouragement. It was established in 1910, and was initially open to horses aged three or four. Its original distance was 2,200 metres. It was later opened to older horses. The Prix La Force was restricted to three-year-olds in 1950. From this point"
"Fortissimus The Fortissimus is a defunct event in strength athletics. The name means ""the mightiest"" and was a multi-event challenge at the end of which the winner is crowned as the ""Strongest Man on Earth"". It was set up to bring together the strongest competitors on the planet independent of the organisations to which they were signed, and also as a tribute to the nineteenth-century Canadian strongman Louis Cyr, which gave it many similarities to Le Defi Mark Ten International which last took place in Canada in the early 1990s. After its first airing in 2008, the strength athletics magazine"
"endowed with €200,000. The Puissance at 2011 Dublin Horse Show was the main show jumping competition on Saturday, August 6, 2011 at the 2011 Dublin Horse Show. It was held at 6:05 pm. The competition was held as Puissance competition with one round and up to four jump-offs. It was endowed with £36,000, the sponsor of this competition is Land Rover. The International Grand Prix of Ireland, the Show jumping Grand Prix of the 2011 Dublin Horse Show, was the major show jumping competition at this event. The sponsor of this competition is Longines. It was held on Sunday, August"
"runs a full programme of International classes, four of which carry Longines World Ranking Points. Britain's top show jumpers will take on a host of leading foreign contenders in an array of entertaining speed and jump-off classes. The competitions include the crowd favourite Puissance, featuring the huge red wall that exceeds heights of 7 ft, and the prestigious Leading Show Jumper of the Year. The Puissance The Puissance is probably the most famous show jumping competition in the world; designed to push both horse and rider to their limits. The Leading Pony Show Jumper of the Year This is the"
"Man o' War Stakes The Man o' War Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Now raced in mid-May, it is a Grade I event offering a purse of $400,000 and is open to horses four-years-old and up. At one and three-eighths miles on the grass, the race sometimes attracts top European horses such as Fantastic Light and Daylami. The top finishers in the Man o' War Stakes often go on to run in the Breeders' Cup Turf. The inaugural running of the Man o' War took place in 1959 at Aqueduct Racetrack where"
"Equestrian at the 2015 Pan American Games Equestrian competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto will be held from July 11 to 25 at the Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave. The cross-country portion of eventing will take place at nearby Will O' Wind Farm (Pan Am Cross-Country Centre), which is located in Mono. Due to naming rights the venue will be known as the latter for the duration of the games. The competition was split into three disciplines, dressage, eventing and show jumping. Each discipline awarded a team and individual set of medals. The top team not already"
"Prix Eclipse The Prix Eclipse is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Chantilly over a distance of 1,200 metres (about 6 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October. The event is named after the 18th-century racehorse Eclipse. It was established in 1891, and was originally contested at Maisons-Laffitte over 1,200 metres. It was extended to 1,400 metres in 1905, and to 1,600 metres in 1908. The race was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1914 to 1918. It was run over 1,500"
"Jousting Jousting is a martial game or ""hastilude"" between two horsemen wielding lances with blunted tips, often as part of a tournament. The primary aim was to replicate a clash of heavy cavalry, with each participant trying hard to strike the opponent while riding towards him at high speed, if possible breaking the lance on the opponent's shield or jousting armour, or unhorsing him. The joust became an iconic characteristic of the knight in Romantic medievalism. The participants experience close to three and a quarter times their body weight in G-forces when the lances collide with their armour. The term"
"for highest obstacle cleared by a horse and rider in a Puissance competition is held by Leonardo and his rider, Franke Sloothaak. In 1991, this pair jumped a puissance wall standing . Horses are also capable of jumping obstacles of great width. The world record long jump was set on April 26, 1975, by a horse named Something ridden by a Mr. Andre Ferreira. This pair jumped a distance of . Jumping (horse) Jumping plays a major role in many equestrian sports, such as show jumping, fox hunting, steeplechasing, and eventing. The biomechanics of jumping, the influence of the rider,"
"the Prix Djebel, the equivalent race for colts. The Prix Imprudence can serve as a trial for various fillies' Classics in Europe. The last winner to achieve victory in the 1,000 Guineas was Natagora in 2008 and the last to win the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches was Ervedya in 2015. The 1995 and 1996 editions were run at Évry over 1,300 metres. <br> <br> Prix Imprudence The Prix Imprudence is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs) at Maisons-Laffitte in April. The"
"optionally one jump-off. The fences were up to 1.60 meters high. Eight of ten (here: eight of nine) teams are allowed to start in the second round. The competition is endowed with 200,000 €. The Puissance at 2010 Dublin Horse Show was the main show jumping competition on Saturday, August 7, 2010 at the 2010 Dublin Horse Show. It was held at 6:05 pm. The competition was held as Puissance competition with one round and up to four jump-offs. It was endowed with €36,000, the sponsor of this competition was Land Rover. The International Grand Prix of Ireland, the Show"
"military, police, national studs, national schools and national institutes retain the right to wear their service dress instead of the dress required of civilian riders. Dressage Dressage ( or ; a French term, most commonly translated to mean ""training"") is a highly skilled form of riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an ""art"" sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrian sport defined by the International Equestrian Federation, dressage is ""the highest expression of horse training"" where ""horse and rider are expected to perform from memory a series of predetermined movements."" Competitions are held"
"and present athletes are eligible for this title. Magnus Ver Magnusson http://fitq.co.uk/ Fortissimus The Fortissimus is a defunct event in strength athletics. The name means ""the mightiest"" and was a multi-event challenge at the end of which the winner is crowned as the ""Strongest Man on Earth"". It was set up to bring together the strongest competitors on the planet independent of the organisations to which they were signed, and also as a tribute to the nineteenth-century Canadian strongman Louis Cyr, which gave it many similarities to Le Defi Mark Ten International which last took place in Canada in the"
"Prix Eugène Adam The Prix Eugène Adam is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Maisons-Laffitte over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July. The event was established in 1893, and it was originally called the Prix Monarque. It was named after Monarque, the sire of Gladiateur. The Prix Monarque was renamed the Prix du Président de la République in 1903. It reverted to its original name when a new Prix du Président de la République (the future Grand"
"was Pawneese in 1976. Prix Penelope The Prix Penelope is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs) at Saint-Cloud in April. The event is named after two different horses called Penelope – a leading British broodmare foaled in 1798, and the winner of the Prix Royal foaled in 1820. The Prix Penelope was established in 1905, and it was originally staged at Maisons-Laffitte. It was initially contested over 2,000 metres. The race was abandoned throughout World War I, with"
"m, and the 4000 m cross country race was reduced to 3000 m. The fencing (épée) event is the only one in which competitors face off directly against each other, with each competitor having to fence each of the opponents once. The épée duel lasts up to one minute; the winner is the first to land a hit, but the bout is drawn if the minute elapses with both opponents unscathed. The riding discipline involves show jumping over a 350–450 m course with 12 to 15 obstacles. Competitors are paired with horses in a draw 20 minutes before the start"
"Prix Chaudenay The Prix Chaudenay is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 3,000 metres (about 1⅞ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September or early October. The event was established in 1875, and it was originally called the Prix de l'Espérance. It took place in spring, and served as a trial for the Grand Prix de Paris. The Prix de l'Espérance was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. During World War II, it"
"Leading jockey (7 wins): Leading trainer (8 wins): Leading owner (5 wins): Spiritjim finished first in 2014, but was disqualified after failing a drug test. </div> Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud The Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Saint-Cloud over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late June or early July. The event was established in 1904, and it was originally called the Prix du Président de la République. It"
"most memorable displays of strength occurred in Montreal on 12 October 1891. Louis resisted the pull of four draught horses (two in each hand) as grooms stood cracking their whips to get the horses to pull harder, a feat he again demonstrated in Ottawa with Queen Victoria's team of draught horses during her royal visit. While in Ottawa he volunteered with the police when they took deputees to round up a local gang of miscreants; they turned him away claiming he would be too slow due to his bulk. He challenged the regular officers to a foot race, beating the"
"Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year, usually on the first Sunday in October. Popularly referred to as the ""Arc"", it is Europe's most prestigious horse race. Its roll of honour features many highly acclaimed horses, and its winners are often subsequently regarded as champions. It is currently the world's second richest turf race (behind The"
"Prix Perth The Prix Perth is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Saint-Cloud over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November. The event is named after Perth, a successful racehorse whose career concluded in 1900. It was established in 1901, and was originally run at Maisons-Laffitte over 2,200 metres. It was extended to 2,400 metres in 1906, and to 2,500 metres in 1908. The Prix Perth was abandoned throughout World"
"his strength by bending iron bars and lifting horses onto his shoulders. He toured from Winnipeg to Montreal and stayed for a time in California. While in Montreal, on March 25, 1901, Édouard wrestled Louis Cyr, a famous French Canadian strongman, who is regarded as the strongest man to have ever lived. Beaupré's height was measured at and he weighed , whereas Cyr's height was measured at and he weighed . The match was very short, with Cyr winning. Beaupré signed a contract on July 1, 1904 with the Barnum and Bailey circus to appear at the St. Louis World's"
"Man o' War Stakes, Manhattan Handicap and Canadian International Championship. The other contenders included Star Appeal from Germany, Laomedonte from Italy, Comtesse de Loir and On My Way from France, Tsukisamu Homare from Japan and Shady Character representing the United States. With her intended jockey Yves Saint-Martin unable to ride at 117 pounds, Nobiliary was ridden by the Canadian Sandy Hawley. Hawley sent the filly into the lead from the start and set a very fast pace, with only Shady Character attempting to match her early speed: at one point the pair went seven lengths clear of the field making"
"throwing them back or breaking their ranks. Following a successful maneuver of this kind, the rank would attempt to turn around without breaking formation (""widerkere"" or ""tornei""); this action was so central that it would become eponymous of the entire tradition of the ""tourney"" or ""tournament"" by the mid-12th century. The Middle High German term for this type of contest was ""buhurt"" (adopted in French as ""bouhourt""); some sources may also make a distinction between ""melee"" or mass tournament and ""buhurt"", as the latter could refer to a wider class of equestrian games not necessarily confined to the formal tournament"
"Prix Penelope The Prix Penelope is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs) at Saint-Cloud in April. The event is named after two different horses called Penelope – a leading British broodmare foaled in 1798, and the winner of the Prix Royal foaled in 1820. The Prix Penelope was established in 1905, and it was originally staged at Maisons-Laffitte. It was initially contested over 2,000 metres. The race was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915"
"the market and changed the plans of his horse Buveur D'Air (5/1) at the end of January which started the season over fences but had good credentials over hurdles after placing third in a very competitive renewal of last season's Supreme Novices' Hurdle. The rest of the contenders included Brain Power (13/2) who was coming on back of two handicap wins but hadn't had a prep race during the current calendar year, same as My Tent Or Yours (16/1) who last ran in December a distant fourth to Yanworth in the Christmas Hurdle and was also beaten by The New"
"14, 2011 at 7:30 pm (second round under floodlight). The competing teams was: Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, the United States of America, Denmark, Germany, Belgium and France. The competition was a show jumping competition with two rounds and optionally one jump-off. The height of the fences were up to 1.60 meters. The Nations Cup was endowed with 220,000 €. Mercedes-Benz is the sponsor of this competition. The Grand Prix Spécial was one of the most important dressage competitions at the 2011 CHIO Aachen. A Grand Prix Spécial is the competition with the highest definite level of dressage competitions. It"
"other military teams. The first group of athletes who were regarded as representatives of all Canadian equestrians (both civilian and military) and who competed together against other national equestrian teams, was selected by the Canadian Militia to compete in Prix des Nations jumping at the 1926 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto. The team was composed of Maj R S Timmis, Lt Elliott, and Capt Stuart Bate. All three riders were from the Royal Canadian Dragoons, the only Canadian cavalry regiment to retain horses after the First World War. The team won first place, defeating national teams from Belgium, Britain,"
"renamed shortly later. The event is accompanied by the ""24 Hours of LeMons"" (a reference to the French 24 Hours of Le Mans race). Concours d'Elegance Concours d'Elegance (French: ""concours d'élégance"") is a term of French origin that means a ""competition of elegance"" and refers to an event where prestigious vehicles are displayed and judged. It dates back to 17th-century France, where aristocrats paraded horse-drawn carriages in the parks of Paris during summer weekends and holidays. Over time, carriages became horseless and the gatherings became a competition among vehicle owners to be judged on the appearance of their vehicles. These"
"of changes to autumn races for two-year-olds. Prix Thomas Bryon The Prix Thomas Bryon is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Saint-Cloud over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October. The event is named after Thomas Bryon, an Englishman who helped establish thoroughbred racing in France. He was the secretary at the founding meeting of the Société d'Encouragement in 1833, and published the first volume of the Calendrier des Courses de Chevaux in 1834. The Prix Thomas Bryon"